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Specifics on sales tax centralization not in writing

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Since the last time I wrote a column about the state’s latest push for centralized sales tax collections, the bill in question has actually been written, not to mention passed through two House com

#rustonsmart a good idea for transparency

Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

COVID money not meant for recurring relief

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For the second consecutive year, Louisiana lawmakers are debating the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, only this time the fight isn’t over mitigation measures or whether the pandemic is a partisan figment of somebody’s imagination.

The steep construction price of a modest roof

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The cost of construction materials has gone through the roof — if you can still afford a roof, which isn’t very affordable right now.

Don’t convict the LCB in court of public opinion

This week, the Ruston Daily Leader has published stories regarding the beginning of an investigation by the Ruston Police Department into complaints of sexual abuse at the Louisiana Center for the Blind.

We’re off to the races with library tax

For four months we’ve been wondering and guessing what the Lincoln Parish Library’s next tax proposal would look like since the public said “no thanks” to the first renewal attempt in December.

Finding new friends ... even at the cemetery

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It was nothing short of a race to get me from the state of Florida to my childhood home — some 300 miles away — before the sun set. I was traveling alone and, while I don’t always worry about nightfall, I wasn’t keen on entering a house I hadn’t seen for two months, during the dark of the night.

Lending a helping hand goes a long way

There are so many advantages to living in the South that we could probably spend quite a few newspaper pages opining about why.

City of Ruston prepares for internet battle

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Move over, Suddenlink. Out of the way, AT&T. All the rest of you smaller internet providers, go ahead and pack up your bags.

Phillip and the Queen: A unique love story

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The first person I thought of when I heard that Prince Philip had died was Elizabeth, a Queen in the greater world but only and always a wife to the man who’d been by her side for longer than I’ve been alive.